NEW DELHI: Indian Home Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday ruled out any hot pursuit on “terrorists” in Pakistan on the pattern of Israeli air attacks. “So that incident or that event, (Israeli air strikes) we cannot draw any lessons for the way we deal with Pakistan,” the home minister said when asked whether New Delhi has drawn lessons from the Israeli air strikes. Addressing a press conference here, the home minister said India had strongly criticised the Israeli strikes and asked it to stop those attacks on Palestine. This position has also been made clear by the Ministry of External Affairs, he said. About the investigation into the Mumbai terror strikes, he said: “Investigations are progressing on the right track.” He enumerated different steps being taken by the government to counter the challenge of terrorism. He said the National Investigation Agency, headed by a director general, will be on the ground on Thursday. It has been set up to investigate terrorist offences in the country.Twenty counter-insurgency and anti-terrorism schools will be set up to impart terror-related training besides making a new and mutually beneficial arrangement under which all intelligence agencies share intelligence on a real time basis. The cabinet will be asked to give approval to establish hubs of National Security Guards in four cities initially, he said and added about 20,000 bullet proof jackets for central paramilitary forces will be procured. The minister announced to appoint a senior officer as his internal security adviser. He denied any aerial terror threat to Indian aircraft carrier INS Viraat, which is currently docked in Kochi for a midlife refit. “In our assessment, there is no real threat to INS Viraat. If there is a threat, certainly navy and everybody will be alerted in this regard,” he added. Meanwhile, Anand Sharma, Indian Minister of State for External Affairs, said India does not want any military action against Pakistan in the wake of Mumbai terror attacks. Talking to newsmen in Chandigarh on Wednesday, the minister asked Pakistan to take effective steps to bring those responsible for attacks to justice. India does not want any military action against Pakistan, he said, adding, “firm diplomatic initiatives have given results.” Responding to questions on the issue of the military action, he said: “We are a mature democracy.We are talking of individuals and organisations based in Pakistan.” Sharma said the UN Security Council has adopted a unanimous resolution against terrorism. He ruled out the fixing of any timeframe for Pakistan to take action against terrorists.
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